2.3. Mapping Queries

<entity-mappings>
    <named-query name="plane.getAll">
        <query>select p from Plane p</query>
    </named-query>
    ...
</entity-mappings>
...

@Entity
@NamedQuery(name="night.moreRecentThan", query="select n from Night n where n.date >= :date")
public class Night {
    ...
}

public class MyDao {
    doStuff() {
        Query q = s.getNamedQuery("night.moreRecentThan");
        q.setDate( "date", aMonthAgo );
        List results = q.list();
        ...
    }
    ...
}